Was Shays’ Rebellion Overblown? The Debate Over the Constitution
โNever let a good crisis go to wasteโ isnโt just some modern invention by people who want to expand government power. It seems to be an approach used to convince people of the need to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new Constitution in 1787. Even James...
Mercy Otis Warren: Constitution Would “Terminate in the Most Uncontrolled Despotism”
Mercy Otis Warren came down firmly opposed to ratification of the Constitution, and her anonymously written pamphlet titled โObservations on the new Constitution, and on the Federal and State Conventions” was highly influential during the ratification debates....
Federalist Papers or Anti-Federalist Papers: Which Is the Most Reliable Source for Interpreting the Constitution?
When composing the list of books that incoming freshmen should have read before beginning their studies at the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison includedย The Federalist Papers. Their list was compiled in 1825, evidence thatย The Federalist...